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Sexual Health & Compulsivity Volume 29, 2022 - Issue 1-2
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Suicidal Ideation in a Group of Italian Love Addicts: A Qualitative Research

Stefano Orsolinia University of Florence, School of Psychology, Florence, Italy;
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Paolo Antonellib University of Florence, Department of Health Sciences, Florence, Italy; ;c Integrated Center of Clinical Sexology “Il Ponte”, Florence, Italy
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Gioele Salvatoric Integrated Center of Clinical Sexology “Il Ponte”, Florence, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Davide Dèttoreb University of Florence, Department of Health Sciences, Florence, Italy; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2086-6712
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Pages 56-67 | Published online: 09 May 2022
 
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ABSTRACT

Love addiction is a debated concept, generally considered as an addiction toward an object of love and can lead to deeply negative consequences, among which are self-harm and suicidal ideation. Our study aims to provide empirical evidences about love addiction etiology and characteristics, and to analyze its relation to suicidality. Our result confirmed the phenomenological depiction of love addiction that so far has mainly been hypothesized in literature, also providing a deeper understanding of its characteristics. An association with suicidal and parasuicidal behaviors has been observed, highlighting the dramatic consequences love addiction can have and the importance of preventing them.

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The authors report there are no competing interests to declare

Funding

No funds, grants, or other support was received.

Conflict of interest

All authors declare no conflict of interest.

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